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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisduff (leyny By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisduff (leyny By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisduff (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a gentle south-facing slope beside Ballysadare Bay. The 1838 Ordnance Survey map shows an embanked circular area about twenty-five metres across, but the possible rath is no longer visible at ground level.
In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope on the S side of Ballysadare Bay. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m). This possible rath is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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